PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yve Braud (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Jacobs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Braud might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to "Here Comes the Hammer" by M.C. Hammer. Jacobs has chosen Come Out Swinging as his entrance music. Mark Jacobs will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Braud
vs
Jacobs

190 cm
21
232 lbs
9 - 8 - 0

198 cm
25
255 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yve Braud!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mark Jacobs!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Edson Gomes and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jacobs throws a right and a left that both miss.
Braud keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jacobs.

Braud closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Braud lands in his opponent's guard.
Jacobs preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Braud with a flurry of punches that miss.
Braud throws and elbow that misses. Jacobs uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Braud's guard. Nice move by Jacobs!

Jacobs got a little sloppy there for a moment and Braud has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jacobs has managed to get both his arms back between Braud's legs - danger averted.

Jacobs avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Jacobs showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Jacobs preventing the sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Braud is working hard here to advance position.
Jacobs really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Braud. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Braud had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jacobs defends it easily.
Jacobs must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Jacobs is looking to work some ground and pound but Braud has wrist control.
Braud bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jacobs's guard.
Braud has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Braud throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jacobs works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Braud throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jacobs works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jacobs working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Braud.
Jacobs avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Braud makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Braud throws and elbow that misses. Jacobs uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Braud's guard. Nice move by Jacobs!
Braud is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Braud keeping moving, preventing Jacobs from controlling successfully.
Braud looking for a sweep. Not yet Braud, not yet.
Braud bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jacobs's guard.
Braud throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Braud with a nice head shot there.
Braud throwing strikes from guard but Jacobs blocks nicely.
Braud passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Jacobs struggling a bit here.
Braud working the body and head with strikes.
Braud working the ground and pound but Jacobs is defending the strikes.
Jacobs dodges the ground and pound from Braud.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Braud's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Braud working the ground and pound from side control.
Braud scores with a couple of short elbows.
Braud landing a few strikes.
Braud lands an elbow.
Braud throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Braud postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Braud working the ground and pound.
Jacobs manages to work his way to half guard, despite Braud's best efforts.
Braud not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jacobs trying to control here.
Braud missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Braud connects with a nice short shot to Jacobs's temple.
Braud not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Braud landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Braud is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Jacobs trying to control from the bottom.
Braud working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Braud lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Braud working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Jacobs is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Braud scores with a couple of nice shots.
Braud winds up and cracks Jacobs with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Braud scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Braud working over Jacobs with some ground and pound. Jacobs looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Jacobs wants to get back to full guard.
Braud looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Braud lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yve Braud dominated that round.
That's time! Braud's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Nice defenses there by Braud.
Jacobs just misses with a punch to the body.
Braud shoots in and drives through. Jacobs sprawls well.
Jacobs throws a right and a left that Braud avoids nicely.
Braud throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jacobs's waist but Jacobs gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Braud off to one side.
Braud throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jacobs's waist but Jacobs gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Braud off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yve Braud. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jacobs connects with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jacobs throws the left hand but Braud avoids the punch easily.
Jacobs will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Some wild striking there from Jacobs.
Yve Braud is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Braud.

Braud shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Braud was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Braud cracks Jacobs with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
A nice elbow there by Braud.
The referee warns Jacobs that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Braud lands a heavy elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Braud punishing his opponent with strikes.
Braud is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Braud breaks from Jacobs's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Yve Braud overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Braud lands a big shot there that rocks Jacobs but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Braud landing punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Jacobs takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Braud unloading with bombs!
Braud unloading with bombs!
Braud scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Braud lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Jacobs hang on?
Braud scoring with strikes but Jacobs is staying in there.
Braud landing strikes from the mount and Jacobs is in trouble!
Braud with shots to the head and body - Jacobs looks very uncomfortable down there.
Jacobs is in a horrible position here. Braud smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Braud avoids the attempt from Jacobs to control.
Braud scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Jacobs?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Braud lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Braud punishing his opponent with strikes.
Braud working Jacobs over with strikes here.
Braud in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Jacobs trying desperately to get to his feet.
Braud fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Braud lands a big shot there that rocks Jacobs but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
A nice elbow there by Braud.
Braud looking to finish Jacobs with some ground and pound. This is bad for Jacobs!
Jacobs in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Jacobs is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
BOOM! Braud connects with a massive shot to the dome!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Braud cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Braud is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Braud lands a big elbow.
Braud punishing his opponent with strikes.
Jacobs taking shots to the head.
Jacobs is looking to get to half guard.
Braud working Jacobs over with strikes here.
Braud lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Braud lands a nice shot to the head.
Braud is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
You get the feeling that Jacobs really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Braud working the ground and pound effectively.
Braud postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Jacobs looks a forlorn figure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yve Braud dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Jacobs goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Mark Jacobs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Braud closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Braud scoring with punches and elbows.
Jacobs on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Braud is working Jacobs over with some ground and pound from side control.
Jacobs is pushing Braud's head away, looking to escape. Braud manages to hold on to the position though.
Braud scores with a couple of short elbows.
Braud lands an elbow.
Braud works to advance to full mount. Jacobs defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Jacobs is bucking up trying to escape but Braud cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Braud unloading with bombs!
Braud lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Jacobs hang on?
Braud lands a heavy elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacobs is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Braud lands a nice shot to the head.
Braud dominating with strikes here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Braud cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Jacobs regains half guard.
Jacobs looks like he's trying to stand up.
Braud lands with a punch from half guard.
Braud winds up and cracks Jacobs with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Braud is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Jacobs is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Braud working the ground and pound effectively.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Braud.
Jacobs takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Jacobs tries to lock up and control but Braud gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Braud with the ground and pound from mount.
Braud with the ground and pound from mount.
Braud lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Jacobs can't escape the position.
Braud is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jacobs can do to turn this around?
Braud scoring with strikes but Jacobs is staying in there.
Jacobs tries to lock up and control but Braud gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Braud looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Jacobs tries to hold on but Braud pushes him away.
Braud is in the full mount, landing strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Braud with good strikes from the mount here!
Braud lands a big elbow.
Braud lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Jacobs hang on?
Braud with good strikes from the mount here!
A nice elbow there by Braud.
Braud looking to finish Jacobs with some ground and pound. This is bad for Jacobs!
Braud working Jacobs over with strikes here.
Braud scoring with strikes but Jacobs is staying in there.
Braud breaks from Jacobs's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Braud with a couple of short strikes.
Jacobs taking shots to the head.
Jacobs is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Braud punishing his opponent with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Braud scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The referee warns Jacobs that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Braud looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Mark Jacobs has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Braud raining down shots from the mount!
Braud is landing with some decent strikes but Jacobs is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Braud lands a heavy elbow.
Braud cracks Jacobs with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Jacobs bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Braud is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Braud manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

And that's the end of the fight!
Yve Braud showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Braud, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yve Braud!